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random edicts de samedi

Would the boogieman please report for duty?
I was right! Michelle Forbes is doing a guest spot on the District. She didn't have much screen time today, maybe five minutes, but it's a character that can very easily be recurring. She is Helen York, Chief of Staff to the senile Chair of the House sub-committe on DC Congressman Reese. Or, in essence, the face of evil. It's weird seeing her be an evil authoritarian figure, instead of a smart ass bucking the tyranny of well-meaning authoritarians. And she gave some truly nasty smiles. I hope the GIND caught it because it didn't occur to me to tape it.

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10/14/2000 11:23:24 PM | linkyluv?
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Desperately Seeking Ms. Forbes
I was watching the TV Guide Channel (just once, to see if anything good was coming on, not obsessively.) An ad for The District came on, and I swear I heard and saw Michelle Forbes as some sort of Fed -- I don't know if that would have been federal police of some sort (there are on the order of twenty police organizations in the District of Columbia. e.g. the FBI police, not FBI agents, but FBI police in black and white cars that say FBI on the side; Treasury Department police; State Department police; probably some sort of military police, although they might not be actually in D.C., but stationed in Arlington, VA at the Pentagon, and at Bolling and Andrews Air Force Bases in Maryland; Capitol Hill police; US Park police; etc.) -- or a federal prosecutor.

But I tried to check it out, and ran smack into the deplorable state of Michelle Forbes information on the web. Lots of sites that hadn't updated since the beginning of DS9's run, some that didn't have any new information since her Homicide: Life on the Streets days. The only information I was able to pick up was that her birthday is either January 8th, the same as me and Elvis, or February 17th, and that she grew up in Texas. Also, that she had a role on Wonderland, but we all know how long that lasted. So, I don't know if I really saw her or not, I'll have to wait until 10 p.m. to see.

Before I got worried that I didn't actually see her, I called the GIND to tell her about this. She turned out to be visiting another friend in the Berkshires, but the Topless Tuner (the GIND's roommate) promised to call with the news. I did this because the GIND has what I would characterize as a crush on Michelle Forbes. She denies this, but I don't believe her. In any case, Michelle Forbes is one of those actresses for whom the GIND will watch a bad movie in order to see her. So, I thought I'd let her know, as the only way to find out that Michelle Forbes was going to be in The District tonight (if she actually is, and I wasn't delusional) was to watch this commercial. Because none of the "watch for your favorite star to appear" services I could find listed this appearance. If she's actually appearing. Anyway, calling people up to exclaim over the possible appearance of obscure actresses -- this is what fandom is about.

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10/14/2000 07:42:37 PM | linkyluv?
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random edicts de vendredi

Say thank you!
I almost forgot. Today is Beta Reader Appreciation Day. Thank you to DarkCherry, the GIND, and Toni. These are the people who have been my most reliable betas, who have given me my most consisten encouragement. Thanks also to the mailing list slash-writers, particularly the list mom Diana. It's a wonderful bunch of women and men, and it's really great to write in and have people say, "I never watch your show, but I liked the story anyway." Thank you!

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10/13/2000 10:55:25 PM | linkyluv?
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Today's accomplishments

1. Bake and eat spaghetti squash
2. Watch 4 hours of Wiseguy
3. Watch 1 hour of Starsky & Hutch
4. Redesign my blog

Sadly enough, except for taking a nap, I accomplished everything I set out to do today. Well, I also didn't vacuum or wash the dishes. But those are ongoing non-accomplishments.

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10/13/2000 07:05:57 PM | linkyluv?
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I don't remember...
Both the Borg baby and our wonderment at Torres' antipathy towards 7 escapes me at the moment. Although I would guess that Neelix has the Borg baby. Neelix seems to be the ship's Nanny, and frankly, it looks like a pretty cushy spot.

I'm kind of up for a race. I mean, I'm not expecting there to be an actual plot, but I could actually go for just some adrenaline and killer special effects.

The whole proposal bit worries me. Because, of course, Seven and B'Elanna should be assimilating each other while Tom and Harry and Chakotay play musical beds. But I don't expect anyone will ask my opinion, hmm?

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10/13/2000 06:30:44 PM | linkyluv?
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Here comes a brand new flava in ya ear!
Or at least a new format for this blog. Aren't I pretty?

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10/13/2000 06:08:17 PM | linkyluv?
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random edicts de jeudi

the gind speaks
I ask and she provides. Must be love.

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10/12/2000 08:14:04 PM | linkyluv?
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random edicts de mercredi

I'm confused
Seven and Torres are getting along. They're talking to each other nicely. If I weren't so tired, my little slashy heart would be jumping for joy. I've always wanted to put the two of them together, but I haven't known how to do it. All I had to do was wait for the show to half-kill off Seven.

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10/11/2000 09:41:21 PM | linkyluv?
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I can't keep up!
I'm not getting enough sleep lately. Or, at least, I'm tired, despite getting reasonable amounts of sleep. And, I can't keep up with the stuff I've taped. It's only three hours a day, but if I want to read my mail and the blogs I'm interested in, and then watch whatever shows I watch in prime time, I don't have time to watch the stuff I've taped.

Being a fan is hard work.

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10/11/2000 09:37:16 PM | linkyluv?
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random edicts de mardi

TMI!
The back of the book shouldn't present what happens on page 300 of 530 pages as the central conflict of the book, particularly if the structure of the novel doesn't mean one would necessarily know ahead of time what was going to happen. Yes, David Weber, I am referring to the irresponsible people who gave us the teaser for In Enemy Hands. (I didn't realize until just now that the Amazon reviewer was even worse than the guy at Baen.) If you would like to find out what happens by reading the whole book, instead of just someone's irresponsible review, pick up the book at your local library and do not look at the back of it.

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10/10/2000 07:20:30 PM | linkyluv?
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random edicts de dimanche

Start something
I think I may have started a convention. Over a year ago (but I don't remember how far over a year ago) I remember having a discussion on an XF slash list where I felt that the issues of topping/bottoming (BDSM sense) were becoming entangled in a misleading way with topping/bottoming (anal sex sense), so I started using the words catching and pitching to remove some of the power implication when talking.

Lately, I've seen other people use the terminology. Still in slash contexts, although away from XF fandom. And I never saw it before. I wonder if I started something. I think I may have. Wow, I think I mothered a meme. I think I did.

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10/8/2000 08:23:51 PM | linkyluv?
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